How to Create and Delete Profiles on Netflix

Grace

March 4, 2025

Netflix allows people living together in a household to share a single account. To enhance everyone’s viewing experience, you can create up to five individual profiles. Each profile offers personalized recommendations and an independent viewing history. As your household grows and evolves, managing Netflix profiles becomes essential. Here’s how to easily add or remove profiles on your computer, mobile device, or smart TV.

Contents

1. How to Create a Netflix Profile
2. How to Delete a Profile on Netflix
3. How to Delete Your Netflix Profile but Keep Downloads
4. Conclusion

Read Also: How to See Who Is Using Your Netflix Account

Part 1. How to Create a Netflix Profile

1.1 Add a Netflix Profile on Mac or Windows

To create a new Netflix profile on your Mac or Windows computer, follow these steps:

1. Visit netflix.com on your web browser and log in to your account.
2. Click “Add Profile” from the Who’s Watching page.

If you’re already watching something, hover your mouse over your profile picture and click Manage Profiles from the drop-down menu. Then select Add Profile.

3. Enter a name for the new profile. Enable the Kids Profile option if it is a Netflix Kids profile. Then, click the Save button.

1.2 Add a Profile with the Netflix Mobile App

To create a Netflix profile using the Netflix app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device, follow these steps:

1. Launch the Netflix app on your mobile device and tap My Netflix in the lower right corner.
2. Tap your profile picture in the top middle.
3. Select Add Profile.
4. Name your new profile. Toggle on the Kids Profile option if needed. Then tap Save in the top right corner.

2.3 Add a Netflix Profile on Smart TV

1. Use your remote control to launch Netflix on your TV. Navigate to the left-side menu and select Switch Profiles.

2. Select the Add Profile icon (the plus icon) at the right (or at the bottom for some TV models).
3. Name your profile and choose the profile icon. Check the box next to “For Children” if you are creating a child profile. Press Done if everything is ready.

Part 2. How to Delete a Profile on Netflix

Before Deleting a Netflix Profile

Before deleting a profile from your Netflix account, here are some key things to keep in mind:

• Deleting a profile doesn’t affect your overall Netflix subscription or downloads.
• The main profile on your Netflix account cannot be deleted unless you cancel your account.
• To delete the current profile, you need to switch to another profile.
• Deleting a profile is permanent. This means all watch history, recommendations, and all other related data linked to that profile will be removed.
• If you want to keep your profile settings, consider transferring your Netflix profile to a new account instead of deleting it.

2.1 Delete a Netflix Profile on Mac or Windows

You can easily delete a Netflix profile using a browser on your Mac or Windows computer with these steps:

1. Log in to your account at netflix.com. Click Manage Profiles from the Who’s Watching page.
2. Choose the profile you want to delete.

If you’re already watching something, click your profile picture at the top right and select Manage Profiles. Then click on the profile you want to delete.

3. Click the Delete Profile button at the bottom and confirm the deletion.

2.2 Delete a Netflix Profile from the Mobile App

You can also delete a Netflix profile from the Netflix app on your iOS and Android devices.

1. Open the Netflix app and tap Edit in the top right corner of the Who’s Watching page.
   • If you’re already watching something, tap My Netflix at the bottom right. Then tap your profile picture and choose Manage Profiles from the pop-up menu.
2. Select the profile you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete Profile at the bottom and confirm the action by selecting Delete.

2.3 How to Delete a Netflix Profile on Smart TV

Netflix allows you to delete any profile other than the primary one on your Smart TV. Here is how you can do it:

Step 1. Launch Netflix on your TV. Use your remote control to the left-side menu and select Switch Profiles.

Step 2. Select the Edit Profile icon (the pencil icon) under the profile you want to delete.

Step 3. Select Delete Profile and confirm the deletion.

Part 3. How to Watch Netflix After Your Profile Is Deleted

Netflix allows both ad-free and ad-supported users to download movies and TV shows through its app. However, these downloads can only be played within the Netflix app and cannot be transferred to other applications or devices. If you lose access to your Netflix account due to profile deletion, all downloaded content becomes inaccessible. To ensure continued enjoyment of your favorite titles, consider downloading them directly to your device using a professional Netflix downloader.

Pazu Netflix Video Downloader is a desktop program for Netflix users to download Netflix videos without the Netflix app. It can download movies and TV shows from Netflix to MP4 and MKV. The converted files maintain high quality, up to 1080p, and retain 100% of the original subtitles and audio tracks. Additionally, it removes all Netflix download limitations such as expiration issues and device restrictions. This means you can keep the downloaded Netflix titles forever and enjoy them even after your subscription ends.

Netflix Video Downloader

Download Netflix movies & TV shows to MP4 with HD quality. 

• Download movies & TV shows from Netflix.
• Download videos in 1080P.
• Preserve audio tracks and subtitles.
• Fast downloading speed.

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Step 1. Launch Pazu Netflix Video Downloader

Download, install, and launch Pazu Netflix Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows. Log in to your Netflix account.

Click the key icon and enter your registration code to unlock the full version of the downloader if you have purchased a registration. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.

Step 2. Add Netflix movies/TV shows

Search for a show or movie you want to download from Netflix.

Step 3. Choose video format/quality

Click the gear icon on the top right corner to choose the video formats and settings such as:

• Video format: MP4 or MKV
• Video codec: H264 or H265
• Audio language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
• Subtitle language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese

Step 4. Start to Download Netflix videos

Click the Download icon on the right of the title you want to download.

As you can see from the screenshot, all episodes are checked by default. Uncheck those episodes you don’t want to download if there are any.

You can also click the three lines and gear icon to choose audio/subtitle languages for each episode. To close the window, click the OK button.

Click the Download button on the bottom right corner. The downloading begins.

After downloading, click History and find the video in MP4 format. You can now transfer the downloaded videos and watch them whenever you want.

Conclusion

While Netflix profiles offer a great way to personalize your viewing experience, you might need to create and remove profiles at times. You can create and delete any profile other than the primary one from your Netflix account using a browser, the Netflix app on your phone, or even your Smart TV. To maintain access to Netflix after your profile is deleted or your subscription ends, you can use Pazu Netflix Video Downloader to save your favorite Netflix titles as local MP4/MKV files.

To get started, download and install the software now.

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